Anderson v. SAVANNAH MACHINE & FOUNDRY COMPANY

1. The construction placed upon a Federal statute by a United States Court of Appeals, where certiorari has been denied by the United States Supreme Court, is, if not absolutely binding upon this court (see Bugg v. Consolidated Grocery Co., 155 Ga. 550, 552, 118 S. E. 56) at least entitled to high persuasive consideration (Morgan v. Limbaugh, 75 Ga. App. 663, 666, 44 S. E. 2d 394).

2. It is provided under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C.A. § 905, that the benefits awarded under that act “shall be exclusive and in place of all other liability of such employer…